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package org.apache.arrow.gandiva.expression;

import org.apache.arrow.gandiva.exceptions.GandivaException;
import org.apache.arrow.gandiva.ipc.GandivaTypes;

/**
 * Defines an internal node in the expression tree.
 */
public interface TreeNode {
  /**
   * Converts a TreeNode into a protobuf.
   *
   * @return A treenode protobuf
   * @throws GandivaException in case the TreeNode cannot be processed
   */
  GandivaTypes.TreeNode toProtobuf() throws GandivaException;
}
